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Will they stop trying to put pop culture in the sims! It never works, it’s stupid, and they always make it even more stupid than it already is!

Why does EA feel the need to alienate some of it’s customers with every decision they make.
News flash EA! Not everyone likes lady gaga. Also, some people don’t even want to be reminded of current pop culture at all, so do us all a favor, and NEVER do something like this to the actual game!
End of rant.

I don’t hate Lady Gaga personally, I hate the idea of alienating fans by using pop culture as a stupid gimmick to get more customers. At least in pets it was an optional download, and in superstar, as long as you weren’t playing a superstar you wouldn’t have to see them. But making them neighbors in your neighborhoodis just stupid. It’s just a stupid facebook game that I’ll never play anyway, but i’m sick of seeing this crap everywhere. You should be able to ignore pop culture if you dislike it. It shouldn’t come and invade things you do like.

Anyways, now that I’ve calmed down, if they do start doing stuff like this in the main game, it’s not a big deal. Just some sims I will have to kill.

Okay, maybe you guys didn’t know but it’s not like they’re shoving Lady Gaga or Katy Perry or people like that down your throat. You don’t see me saying you HAVE to like Lady Gaga, I’m just saying that OTHER people like her, me being one. And JohnBigOz, I could care less of your opinion. If you hate Gaga so much why don’t you just not acknowledge her existence, you genius?

Okay I don’t think this is any way shape or form an advertising ploy by EA. The character is not even gamed GaGa, it’s a character who is supposed to resemble her. They have done this in every sims game so far, making a character with a name and story that in same way links them to a real life celebrity. It’s old news, and everyone here needs to chill out. I personally find it a fun little joke from EA.

“You should be able to ignore pop culture if you dislike it. It shouldn’t come and invade things you do like.”
It’s called popular culture for a reason… unless you live in a hole there’s no way to avoid it. The Sims has been using pop culture since the beginning including simmified songs by real world artists in the game. No where does it say that she’ll be your neighbor in the game (and you said yourself that you won’t play it anyway so why do you care?)

Anyone remember Sims 1 with Drew Carey crashing house parties? The difference there is that Drew was already a big fan of the game (and had done Sims-style sketches on his show) and asked Maxis if he could make an appearance in one of the EPs (House Party).

What irks me with celebrity appearances in the later games and EPs (excluding the Simlishfied music that had always been a staple of the games) is the fact very few of these people are actually fans of the game, but are doing it to get more exposure for themselves.

@J, I think they were actually in The Sims: Superstar, not TS2 Pets.
I think this is a cool idea for everyone who loves Gaga! For those who don’t then ignore it because I’m sure it’s not gonna be a big bother! The fact that you all are fighting about this is pathetic and childish! She’s an icon. She’ a role model. No matter if you disagree or agree you can’t deny it! Everyone just stop fighting!

@Thomas, I’m pretty sure I can deny that she is a role model, take one look at the image that others have of her (i.e. the one at the top of the page that EA created) and tell me that THAT is what a role model looks like, apparently role models of today drink and look like whores

@Thomas, I’m pretty sure I can deny that she is a role model, take one look at the image that others have of her (i.e. the one at the top of the page that EA created) and tell me that THAT is what a role model looks like, apparently role models of today drink and look like whores

one reason she’s considered a role-model is because she’s against hate and prejudice and for love and equality. NOH8! that’s the only reason i can think of.

I like GagGa and glad to see her in this new sim thing they are making doesn’t make me wanna use it or anything but still cool and funny to her in the sims and the way a lot of people are talking and trashing her is just funny because years ago people were up in arms about Britney and her slut-ness and now it’s gaga and in another 5 years it will be some other bitch so just get over it people it is the world we live in.

@Luke S I don’t usually so this often, but I’m sorry, you’re wrong. She is a role model in every sense of the word. It doesn’t matter if you dislike and disapprove of her fashion style or music, what she promotes, i.e. equality, being yourself, loving your self, love, peace, is something good for all and something everyone should follow. Yes she might dress “strange,” but what you think is normal was considered strange once before. Normal is not a world in my vocabulary. She is a role model for young people everywhere in that she says that you should always be who you are and who you want to be! If that’s not a role model, then I don’t know what is!

Maybe after Lady G has drunk her whiskey heard her songs on the radio and read her fans expressing their adoration for her she’ll devote some time to read your petty comments expressing nothing but hate for a girl you don’t know, at all. Can’t make any promises about her caring though, if you’re talking about her, good or bad, you’re doing what she wants you to do. Sucks to be a hater, doesn’t it?